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NCHSAA Singles, Doubles Championships Up For Grabs

Oct 29, 2009

NCHSAA SINGLES, DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS

UP FOR GRABS THIS WEEKEND IN WOMENâ€™S TENNIS

CHAPEL HILL â€“ Championships in singles and doubles in four different classifications are up for grabs this weekend as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association holds its annual womenâ€™s tennis tournament championships at three different sites.

Semifinalists in both singles and doubles at the regional level qualify for the state championships.

The 4-A championships are scheduled for the Millbrook Exchange Park in Raleigh, while the 3-A event will be held at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Tennis Center. Both the 1-A and the 2-A championships are set for the Cary Tennis Center.

Action will get underway on Friday morning with the opening round of play at 10 a.m. in all classifications. Two rounds will be played on Friday, with the semifinals Saturday morning and the championship matches on Saturday afternoon. Since the field is smaller for the 1-A tournament, the only Saturday match will be the championship Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

More tennis finals are scheduled for next week, as all four classes of the womenâ€™s dual team tennis championships will be November 7 at the Burlington Tennis Center.

Several players will attempt to add another state crown to their achievements. Defending 2-A singles champ Lauren Brooker of Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons and the '08 runner-up, West Henderson's Amie Cloer, have both qualified for the state event. Salisbury's Hanna Lebowitz was part of the state championship doubles team in 2-A last year but this year has earned a spot in singles.

In 3-A, the 2008 state doubles champions, Lauren Vaughn and Shannon Melrose of Asheville T.C. Roberson, are back to defend their title.

Grace Baker of Charlotte Myers Park will seek her second consecutive state 4-A singles championship.

QUALIFIERS AND OPENING ROUND MATCHES

IN NCHSAA STATE INDIVIDUAL WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

(the region out of which the individual or team qualified and the seed from the region are also listed)